The Portland Timbers traveled to the east coast to face the Philadelphia Union on Saturday, and after 90+ minutes and a long weather delay, came home with a 0-0 draw. The draw was the Timbers' tenth on the season, and their eighth draw in 11 road matches. Portland takes on the San Jose Earthquakes next in a road battle at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday, July 27, at 7:30 p.m.

Here's a rundown of news and notes following the Timbers' latest draw against the Union:

Timbers Navigate Last Eastern Road Trip -- Prost Amerika: This was also the Timbers’ final away match against an Eastern
Conference opponent during the regular season which means less travel
fatigue for the remainder. It does also mean that almost every game
henceforth presents a direct Western Conference rival with a chance to
close the gap, or the Timbers to widen it.

The Day After: Philadelphia/Portland Edition -- Roberto, 5 Minutes to Kickoff: Point on the road and three points at home. Yawn. So predictable and so
successful. In 8 of their 11 matches away from Jeld-Wen Field this
season, the Portland Timbers have come away with a draw. On Saturday,
playing in 90-something heat on the other side of the continent, it was a
draw against Philadelphia in a match that felt like it should have
resulted in more for the Timbers, but in fairness was probably the
proper result.

Portland Timbers Postscript: Physicalphia -- Andrew Wheeler, Stumptown Footy: For the first time since their 3-0 win over the Colorado Rapids
just under a month ago, the Timbers went a full 90 minutes without a
booking. No small task, considering the rough play Philly was bringing
on Saturday.

Is he an MVP? Portland Timbers goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts once again makes his case -- Dan Itel, MLSsoccer.com: It was about a week ago that one of MLS’ legendary coaches called
Donovan Ricketts one of the best goalkeepers in the league, saying that
the Jamaican veteran should be getting MVP consideration. On Saturday against the Philadelphia Union, the Timbers' lanky
‘keeper did his best to back up Bruce Arena’s assessment in a scoreless
draw at PPL Park. Ricketts recorded four saves, including three in the
second half and two in rather spectacular fashion, to pick up his ninth
clean sheet of the campaign, tied for the most in MLS this season.

McInerney returns in Union's scoreless draw vs. Portland -- Mike Still, Philadelphia Inquirer: It
was not a win, but the Union extended their home unbeaten streak with a
scoreless draw against Portland on Saturday night before a sold-out
crowd of 18,740 fans at PPL Park.
The Union (8-6-7) are now 4-0-2 in their last six matches at home.

Odd events surround scoreless draw between Portland Timbers & Philadelphia Union on the road -- Kip Kesgard, OregonLive.com community blogger: Facing a club that they had never lost to in three meetings in MLS
league play, Portland overcame an organized Union defense, a lengthy weather
delay that pushed the second half kickoff out, and sticky, humid conditions to
earn a point on the road as the teams played to a scoreless draw. For Portland,
it was a remarked statistical improvement from their last road effort in Columbus back on July 7 where Portland
fell behind early giving up a goal in the first 5 minutes and then played
nearly 80 minutes down a player.